# Sharing Windows OneDrive Folders with macOS

If you're using Microsoft OneDrive to store files in the cloud, you can easily share your OneDrive folders with macOS. Then you can upload or download OneDrive files in macOS without duplicating any of the files on your hard disk.

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**Notes:**\
1\. To share OneDrive folders with macOS, the [OneDrive desktop app](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/download) must be installed in Windows. If you're using the preinstalled OneDrive app, OneDrive folders are not shared because this app doesn't create any local folders and works directly with the cloud storage.\
2\. This feature is available only when [Parallels Tools are installed](https://docs.parallels.com/landing/pdfm-ug/v20-en-us/parallels-desktop-for-mac-20-users-guide/advanced-topics/installing-and-updating-parallels-tools/parallels-tools-for-windows) in Windows.\
3\. This feature is not supported in the App Store edition of Parallels Desktop. For more information on the differences between the Standard and App Store editions, follow this [link](https://kb.parallels.com/123796).
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To share your Windows OneDrive folders with macOS, do the following:

1. If OneDrive isn't already set up in Windows, set it up. For more information, go to <http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/download>.
2. Do one of the following:
   * Click the Parallels Desktop icon in the menu bar and choose **Configure.**
   * If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose **Actions** > **Configure**.
3. Click **Options** and select **Sharing** > **Share Windows**.
4. Select **Access Windows folders from Mac** and **Share OneDrive with Mac**.
5. In the macOS Finder, choose **Finder** > **Preferences** and select **Connected servers**.
6. Open the Finder and click your virtual machine in the **Shared** section. The virtual machine must be running.\
   [**Note:** In macOS 10.14 Mojave or newer, you can find your virtual machine in the **Network** section.](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]<br>

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7. Double-click the OneDrive disk. The disk gets mounted and shown on the desktop.
8. Drag the OneDrive disk from the desktop to the **Favorites** section in the Finder.<br>

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This is how you make your OneDrive files permanently accessible in macOS Finder. You can use it to download or upload files to OneDrive from macOS.

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